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deniability
(redirected from Plausible deniability)

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de·ni·a·ble  (d-n-bl)
adj.
1. Possible to contradict or declare untrue: deniable accusations.
2. Being such that plausible disavowal or disclaimer is possible: "Covert action was deniable; a Pentagon program would not be" (Bob Woodward).
de·nia·bili·ty n.
de·nia·bly adv.
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deniability
n (esp US Pol) → Möglichkeit f → zu leugnen or alles abzustreiten; a way of preserving deniability → eine Möglichkeit, ein Hintertürchen offenzulassen
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